Youth United v Jolly Harvester
Jolly travelled to Jocks Loaning to take on the in-form Youth United looking to extened their unbeaten record in the league to 9 games. The Jolly knew last week's hard earned victory would mean little unless they took maximum points today and that they would have a fight on their hands.
GK David Stairmand
RB Kieran Nicoll
LB Paul Preston
CB Craig Hope (C)
CB Greg Cameron
DM Darrell Klose
CM Elliot Harris
CM Aaron Jardine
AMR Kris Clark
AML Jack Jones
FW Sean Peat
Subs:
Jamie Court
Scott Henderson
Jack Stewart
Craig Peat
Gary 'slippy' Haining
The Jolly started the game at a high tempo and controlled the game with ease in the early stages. Coming close several times but most frustratingly failing to put the ball in the back of the net. Time and time again particularly from set-pieces failed to capatalise on great deliveries into the box from Kris Clark and Paul Preston.
Jolly eventually took the lead through Jack Jones, Kris Clark getting a shot away from the edge of the box and hitting Jack on the way in. Jones' 1st goal for the club and against his former club hopefully many more to come.
Youth managed to equalise 5 mins later through a set-piece delivered into the box and headed past Stairmand.
HT 1-1
The game became very scrappy as the park tore up and good football was at a premium in the 2nd half. In credit both teams tried to get the ball down and play when they could.
Jack Stewart > Jack Jones
Jolly took the lead again after excellent work from Kris Clark on the right flank, crossing the ball to Elliot Harris who finished well to beat the keeper. This only lasted a minute however as poor defending allowed Anton Mackay to beat Stairmand when one on one.
Scott Henderson > Aaron Jardine
Craig Peat > Kieran Nicoll
Jolly took the lead for the 3rd time when Darrell Klose scored a great goal collecting a pass from Clark and firing the ball into the roof of the net from outside the area this time extending their lead soon after when eventual man of the match Kris Clark scored a deserved goal himself. After 3 assists collecting the ball after great work from Sean Peat had forced an error and fired the ball low and hard into the bottom right hand corner leaving the Youth keeper no chance!
Jamie Court > Darrell Klose
Gary Haining > Kris Clark
Youth set up a grand stand finale when they scored a 3rd but Jolly managed to see the game out and collect the full 3 points.
FT 3-4
Not the greatest performance by any means but again showed a gritty side to Jolly's game is there when required.
That win now leaves Jolly sitting 5 points clear at the top of the table and will now focus on another 1st v 2nd fixture as they play Black Bull Rovers in Lockerbie next week.
COYO!
